Form 8 (DD) - CME GROUP INC

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER OR PERSON ACTING IN
CONCERT (INCLUDING DEALINGS FOR THE ACCOUNT OF DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT
CLIENTS)

Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full name of discloser:

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

CME GROUP INC

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

Status of person making the disclosure:

CONNECTED TO THE OFFEROR

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

29 May 2018

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more
than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in
1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class
of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the
offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing

Class of relevant security:

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

80,000

0.02%

27,359

0.01%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

203,400

0.06%

380,300

0.11%

(4)

TOTAL:

283,400

0.08%

407,659

0.12%

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including
traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities,
should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or
financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental
Form 8 (SBL).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and
other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right
exists:

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant
percentages:

3. DEALINGS BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant
securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a),
(b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant
security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be
stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

(i) Party to an offer or person acting in concert (except for a
principal trader in the same group as a connected adviser)

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Purchase

4

158.7100 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Purchase

11

159.2999 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Purchase

24

158.6000 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Purchase

100

157.8800 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Purchase

100

157.9400 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Purchase

120

158.3200 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Purchase

180

159.0901 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Purchase

200

158.1400 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Purchase

224

158.5654 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Purchase

300

158.2400 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Purchase

700

158.6485 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Purchase

700

158.2464 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Purchase

1,200

158.1666 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Purchase

1,318

158.6549 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Purchase

1,456

158.8224 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Purchase

1,489

158.6271 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Purchase

1,976

157.9048 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Purchase

3,649

158.4343 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Purchase

3,800

158.4455 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Purchase

5,500

158.4278 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Purchase

7,832

158.3229 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Purchase

30,024

158.2076 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Purchase

56,457

158.6800 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Purchase

65,250

158.3241 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

2

159.2800 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

15

159.1425 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

18

158.6200 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

24

158.6000 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

25

158.4000 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

27

157.4500 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

89

158.7500 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

100

157.9600 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

100

158.7600 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

100

157.8100 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

100

158.7800 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

100

159.1100 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

100

159.1250 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

100

159.1700 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

144

158.7377 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

180

159.0901 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

200

157.6801 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

200

159.0050 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

200

158.6600 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

257

158.6838 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

300

158.2400 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

300

157.7950 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

300

158.8033 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

300

158.7666 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

300

157.7300 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

300

158.6133 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

329

158.7627 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

333

157.7142 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

376

158.8225 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

401

158.0440 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

487

157.8097 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

869

158.6505 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

988

157.9048 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

1,200

158.6525 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

1,523

157.7469 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

1,600

158.1515 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

1,600

158.2712 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

1,617

158.6616 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

1,774

158.6046 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

1,845

157.8980 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

1,900

158.6423 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

2,195

158.2427 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

7,532

158.3135 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

10,847

158.6357 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

19,671

158.0632 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

55,655

158.6800 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Sale

65,493

158.3303 USD

(ii) Principal trader where the sole reason for the connection is that
the principal trader is in the same group as a connected adviser

Class of relevant security

Purchases/ sales

Total number of securities

Highest price per unit paid/received

Lowest price per unit paid/received

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing
a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Call Options

Purchasing

400

160 USD

American

15 Jun 2018

2.1000 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Call Options

Purchasing

1,000

163 USD

American

1 Jun 2018

0.1500 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Call Options

Selling

100

160 USD

American

8 Jun 2018

1.4000 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Call Options

Selling

1,000

165 USD

American

1 Jun 2018

0.0500 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Call Options

Selling

700

165 USD

American

8 Jun 2018

0.2700 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Call Options

Selling

4,200

168 USD

American

15 Jun 2018

0.3869 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Call Options

Selling

5,600

175 USD

American

20 Jul 2018

0.4500 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Put Options

Purchasing

100

155 USD

American

15 Jun 2018

1.7500 USD

USD 0.01 CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Put Options

Selling

1,000

158 USD

American

15 Jun 2018

2.6000 USD

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or
understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities
which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered
into by the party to the offer or person acting in concert making
the disclosure and any other person:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be
included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or
understandings, state “none”

None

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or
derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or
informal, between the party to the offer or person acting in concert
making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option;
or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or
understandings, state “none”

None

(c) Attachments

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)

YES

Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)

NO

Date of disclosure:

30 May 2018

Contact name:

Jay Supaya

Telephone number:

020 7773 0635

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a
Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in
relation to the Code’s dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638
0129.